ST_IO
Read and Write Sparse Triplet (ST) Matrix Files.

ST_IO is a C library which reads and writes files in the Sparse Triplet (ST) format used for storing sparse matrices.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

ST_IO is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

CC_IO, a C library which reads and writes sparse linear systems stored in the Compressed Column (CC) format.

CC_TO_ST, a C library which converts a sparse matrix from compressed column (CC) to sparse triple (ST) format.

HB_IO, a C library which reads and writes sparse linear systems stored in the Harwell Boeing (HB) format for sparse matrices.

MM_IO, a C library which reads and writes sparse linear systems stored in the Matrix Market (MM) format.

ST, the format which is used for the input to this program.

ST_TO_CC, a C library which converts sparse matrix data from Sparse Triplet (ST) format to Compressed Column (CC) format.

Source Code:

• st_io.c, the source code.
• st_io.h, the include file.

Examples and Tests:

• st_io_test.c, a sample calling program.
• st_io_test.txt, the output file.
• a5by5_r8.st, an ST file storing a 5 by 5 matrix.
• kershaw_r8.st, an ST file storing a 4 by 4 matrix.

List of Routines:

• I4_MAX returns the maximum of two I4's.
• I4_MIN returns the smaller of two I4's.
• I4VEC_DEC decrements an I4VEC.
• I4VEC_INC increments an I4VEC.
• I4VEC_MAX returns the value of the maximum element in an I4VEC.
• I4VEC_MIN returns the minimum element in an I4VEC.
• SORT_HEAP_EXTERNAL externally sorts a list of items into ascending order.
• R8ST_DATA_READ reads the data of an R8ST file.
• R8ST_HEADER_PRINT prints the header of an R8ST file.
• R8ST_HEADER_READ reads the header of an R8ST file.
• R8ST_PRINT prints a sparse matrix in R8ST format.
• R8ST_PRINT_SOME prints some of a sparse matrix in R8ST format.
• R8ST_SORT_A sorts the entries of an R8ST matrix by column.
• R8ST_TRANSPOSE transposes an R8ST matrix.
• R8ST_WRITE writes an R8ST file.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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